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Swede

(39,237 posts) Sat Mar 14, 2026, 09:55 AM Saturday

Hegseth - The Straits of Hormuz are safe to traverse if Iran doesn't shoot at you.

The guy ain't no rocket surgeon.

The only risk in playing Russian Roulette is that you pull the trigger when a bullet's in the chamber. Otherwise it's perfectly safe.
— George Conway âš–ï¸ðŸ‡ºðŸ‡¸ (@gtconway.bsky.social) 2026-03-14T13:07:06.656Z

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Hegseth - The Straits of Hormuz are safe to traverse if Iran doesn't shoot at you. (Original Post) Swede Saturday OP

Oh, well then, what's the big deal? Ocelot II Saturday #1

And this is the secretary of war.......................... Lovie777 Saturday #2

Or your tanker hits a mine.. thomski64 Saturday #3

For any of Trump's appointments, you could pick anyone walking down the street, & they would do a better job. Swede Saturday #4

Agreed! Hope22 Saturday #13

My Dog Would Do Better ProfessorGAC Saturday #14

;-{).... Goonch Saturday #5

50/50 EarthFirst Saturday #6

He wants a sacrificial lamb OC375 Saturday #7

You go first Pete. Irish_Dem Saturday #8

That mushroom may or may not be poisonous MurrayDelph Saturday #9

That's the same brilliant insight he demonstrated on Fox and Friends William Seger Saturday #10

In about 10-25 year, you lucky young DU'ers will get to watch 'Kegbreath's Iran War Stories' Submariner Saturday #11

Pete Hegseth could be a genius liberalgunwilltravel Saturday #12

Ocelot II

(130,286 posts)

1. Oh, well then, what's the big deal?

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Sat Mar 14, 2026, 10:00 AM

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Lovie777

(22,807 posts)

2. And this is the secretary of war..........................

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Sat Mar 14, 2026, 10:03 AM

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thomski64

(912 posts)

3. Or your tanker hits a mine..

Reply to Swede (Original post)

Sat Mar 14, 2026, 10:05 AM

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What an asshole!

Krasnov has appointed the most glaringly incompetent schmucks he possibly could to burn it down before dies.

Swede

(39,237 posts)

4. For any of Trump's appointments, you could pick anyone walking down the street, & they would do a better job.

Reply to thomski64 (Reply #3)

Sat Mar 14, 2026, 10:10 AM

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Some of that is on purpose, some of that is because he, too, is incompetent.

Hope22

(4,701 posts)

13. Agreed!

Reply to Swede (Reply #4)

Sat Mar 14, 2026, 01:05 PM

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My father was born in ‘39. He always said that Representatives and Senators should be selected by lottery and sent to DC. Keeping the terms limited to avoid the mess we have now! I used to think that sounded risky but the moral compass of so many in DC now have proven to be despicable money grubbing souls.

ProfessorGAC

(76,553 posts)

14. My Dog Would Do Better

Reply to Swede (Reply #4)

Sat Mar 14, 2026, 02:23 PM

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We don't even need a random human to be better than him.

Goonch

(4,856 posts)

5. ;-{)....

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Sat Mar 14, 2026, 10:24 AM

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EarthFirst

(4,108 posts)

6. 50/50

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Sat Mar 14, 2026, 10:33 AM

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OC375

(810 posts)

7. He wants a sacrificial lamb

Reply to Swede (Original post)

Sat Mar 14, 2026, 10:35 AM

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We can then destroy their oil industry and take them off the board for years. Supply chain starts back up without them… So, yeah… By all means… Who’s first?

Irish_Dem

(80,984 posts)

8. You go first Pete.

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Sat Mar 14, 2026, 11:24 AM

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MurrayDelph

(5,745 posts)

9. That mushroom may or may not be poisonous

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Sat Mar 14, 2026, 11:39 AM

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If you eat it and nothing happens, it was fine. If you get sick and/or die, it was poisonous.

William Seger

(12,411 posts)

10. That's the same brilliant insight he demonstrated on Fox and Friends

Reply to Swede (Original post)

Sat Mar 14, 2026, 12:13 PM

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No wonder #rump was impressed.

Submariner

(13,350 posts)

11. In about 10-25 year, you lucky young DU'ers will get to watch 'Kegbreath's Iran War Stories'

Reply to Swede (Original post)

Sat Mar 14, 2026, 12:46 PM

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on Fox News at 3:00 AM Sunday mornings just like Ollie North did Vietnam war stories until recently.

Poor me, because of old age I'll be dead by then thanks goodness.

liberalgunwilltravel

(1,191 posts)

12. Pete Hegseth could be a genius

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Sat Mar 14, 2026, 12:46 PM

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If he wasn't a moron.

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